Desk furniture



w. P. HANLON.

DESKFURNITURE.

APPL ICATION FILED HOV-22, 1919.

1,381,825. Patentedme 14,1921;

IALIZENTO/f WITNESSES I I W/Li/AMPHANLON UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM IP. HANLON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO ARTHUR A. CAMERER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DESK FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14, 1921.

Application filed November 22, 1919. Serial No. 339,853.

Desk Furniture, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to desk furniture and has for an object to provide an improved construction which will act in a number of capacities including a pad, a paper weight, a pencil and pen rack, and an advertising medium.

Another object of the invention is to provide an article to be used on a desk wherein means are presented for receiving written information, said means being formed, so that the writing may be erased readily at any time, or may be shifted to a position out of the way.

A still further object, is the provision of a nicely appearing desk article in the nature of a pencil and pen holder together with a pad, the entire structure being formed in a simple manner and from a minimum number of arts.

n the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a device embodyin the invention.

Fig. 2 1s a longitudinal vertical section through the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a blank, on a reduced scale, of the tank structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 1 is a blank, on a reduced scale, of the base structure shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals 1 indicates the base and 2 the tank structure as a whole. The base 1 is intended to not only carry the tank 2, but pencils, pens, and the like, which are held in position by upstanding ears or lugs 3, pressed out of the top of base 1.

As shown in Fig. 4:, the blank, from which the base 1 is formed, is substantially rectangular, but provided with a notch 4 at each corner and bending lines 5, 6, 7 and 8, whereby when the parts are bent along these lines the notches 4 are closed and the contacting edges of the depending flanges are in position to be soldered, or otherwise rigidly secured together. If desired they may be pressed together, though ordinarily they are se u e together in some m nner, P e er ably the blank is stamped out in one operation, and not only are the notches formed but a number of slots 9 and the various lugs or cars 3. The slots 9 are intended to accommodate the various hooks 10, illustrated more or less in detail in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 3 the blank of the tank 2 is shown,

wherein the parts are properly shaped and bending lines 11 and 12 are provided as well as an auxiliary bending line 13, whereby when the sides 14 and 15 are bent to a position substantially at right angles to the central section 16, the section 17 projecting from bending line 13 will act as an inclined rear support for the belt 18, while the top 16 wlll act as a top support therefor. The parts of the blank shown in Fig. 3 are preferably held together by having a tubular member 19 arranged beneath the top 16 with spurs 20 projecting therefrom at the ends and through suitable openings 21 in the sides 14; and 15, after which they are upset or riveted. This acts as means for holding the parts in place while the hooks 10 also act to prevent any spreading of the sides as well as means for holding the tank structure 2 in engagement with the base 1. Rollers 22 and 23 are arranged at the respective ends of the tank, roller 22 being supported by suitable pins 25 and 26, shaped to resemble somewhat a conventional cannon, said pins fitting firmly in the roller and extending loosely through the openings 27 and 28 in the sides 14 and 15. The roller 23 is held in place by a pin 29 which is slidingly fitted into the roller and into the openings 30 and 31 whereby it may be easily removed at any time. The pins 25 and 26 also may be pulled out so as to remove the roller 22 in case it should be necessary. The belt 18 is mounted on the rollers 22 and 23 so that whenever desired it may be moved by rotating one of the pins 25 and 26 so as to present a new surface to the top 17 or to the rear surface 17 The belt may be made of any material, but is preferably made of celluloid, which is capable of receiving writing. In order to provide proper means for cleaning the celluloid, water or other liquid may be provided in the tubular member 19, and said liquid may be secured by having the cannon shaped pins 32 and 33 provided with swabs 34 at their inner ends, said swabs normally resting in the water 35 and capable of being drawn through the respective openings in the sides 14: and 15. By this method either pin 32 or 33 may be withdrawn and the matter written 011 the belt washed off. The washing of the belt in this manner will not, of course, prevent any one using an ordinary rubber eraser to remove any small part of the writing, though ordinarily when it is desired to cleana large place the washing operation is preferable.

In use, the entire arrangement as shown in Fig. l is placed on a desk at a convenient point, and as it is preferably made from sheet metal it may act as a paper weight whenever desired, as well as a pad for receiving information or memoranda. In addition the base and the tank are arranged in sucha manner as to provide a space on each side of thetank which may receive pencils,

pens, and the like ready for use on the belt 18, or at any other place as desired.

What Iclaim is:

A device of the character described-comprising a base formed of sheet metal and having a plurality of elongated apertures formed therein, a removable member stamped from a single sheet of metal formed with a flat top section and a flat end section and a pair of side sections formed with hooks interlocking with said base and extending through said elongated openings, a plurality of rollers mounted on said removable memher and a belt mounted on said rollers and positioned exteriorly of saidtop section and 

